Long-term care workers must be vaccinated by Jan. 4 under OSHA, CMS rules
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 05, 2021
Jan. 4 is the COVID-19 vaccination deadline for employees in companies that have 100 or more workers, as well as for employees of long-term care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, according...
Inflation Reduction Act called a ‘game-changer’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries will not have to pay more than $2,000 per year for their medications, and beneficiaries with diabetes will not have to pay more than $35 per month for insulin, under the terms of...
Federal investigators confirm that UnitedHealth short-changed suppliers that administered COVID-19 vaccinations...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2021
UnitedHealth Group will reprocess all of its commercial claims related to COVID-19 vaccine administration, after federal investigators confirmed that the nation’s largest insurer paid “millions”...
With projected Fed decreases, investor confidence is rising
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 21, 2024
The past few years have been challenging on debt markets in real estate, particularly in the senior living and care market, but a “boost in investor confidence” is occurring now, according to Jason...
Nursing homes struggle with tighter reimbursement environment, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2024
Nursing home funding challenges, capital and private equity firms were among the subjects of a webinar Tuesday sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition.
Insurance companies pocketing millions in overpayments through their Medicare Advantage subsidiaries,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the results of 90 audits of Medicare Advantage plans. The federal audits discovered $12 million in net overpayments for the care of 18,090 patients...